Writing and contributing to a specification is one thing. Working with it and looking into real examples a pre-condition if you want to give valuable feedback. The latest promoted GlassFish builds contain the renaming to 4.0 and I thought it might be a good t…
Continue ReadingThe Oracle Cloud is around everywhere these days. It had a rough start with Larry denying the need for a cloud for a very (too) long time and some very early announcements and a very bad availability after last year's Open World nobody seems to be interes…

Jumping around with Java EE development I naturally get the chance to review books in this area. And I really appreciate the chance to do this. Not only to get a chance to possibly learn something new but also to give the best possible guidance on new release…
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The Heroes of Java: Marcus Hirt
Lets continue the " Heroes of Java " series. Today's interview has been planned nearly since the launch of the series and I knew that it would be a tough one to get. I know Marcus since a few years now and he is always busy providing the best di…

I'm back since two days from my Jfokus trip. After visiting them for the first time back in 2012 it was a pleasure to catch up with the team lead by Mattias Karlsson. They continued to make Stockholm and the conference venue the hottest place for Java de…
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